In a surprising turn of events, the Head of Congress, Mike Johnson, brought proceedings to a halt on Thursday. With just two days remaining in the legislative season, this has added pressure given looming government closure dates. Sources at Fox News reveal that the current season was adjourned after it was decided to cancel the votes arranged for Friday, putting significant emphasis on reaching a mutual agreement swiftly.

In the absence of pressing matters related to caucus or committee duties, lawmakers are not anticipated to return to Capitol Hill until February 28. This is a mere two days prior to the deadline imposed for the funding of select government divisions. It's been emphasized that all remaining departments must obtain satisfactory funding no later than March 8.

In a conversation with media correspondents on Wednesday, Speaker Johnson expressed optimism regarding meeting the deadlines. He has, in the past, granted approval for two temporal extensions of the previous year's government funding agreement. Notably, these are often referred to as continuing resolutions.

Interestingly, Congress has passed three such continuing resolutions in the inadvertent effort to ensure the government maintains functionality beyond the initial fiscal year end date, particularly September 30. However, it's significant to note that the issue of public spending has been a contentious topic on Johnson's watch, given the thin GOP majority in the House.

In a surprising turn of events, the Head of Congress, Mike Johnson, brought proceedings to a halt on Thursday. With just two days remaining in the legislative season, this has added pressure given looming government closure dates. Sources at Fox News reveal that the current season was adjourned after it was decided to cancel the votes arranged for Friday, putting significant emphasis on reaching a mutual agreement swiftly.
In the absence of pressing matters related to caucus or committee duties, lawmakers are not anticipated to return to Capitol Hill until February 28. This is a mere two days prior to the deadline imposed for the funding of select government divisions. It's been emphasized that all remaining departments must obtain satisfactory funding no later than March 8.
In a conversation with media correspondents on Wednesday, Speaker Johnson expressed optimism regarding meeting the deadlines. He has, in the past, granted approval for two temporal extensions of the previous year's government funding agreement. Notably, these are often referred to as continuing resolutions.
Interestingly, Congress has passed three such continuing resolutions in the inadvertent effort to ensure the government maintains functionality beyond the initial fiscal year end date, particularly September 30. However, it's significant to note that the issue of public spending has been a contentious topic on Johnson's watch, given the thin GOP majority in the House.

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